Man attacks wife while she's asleep, then commits suicide

EAST FISHKILL — Authorities say a woman is recovering after being attacked inside her home by her husband, who later committed suicide.

Police tell The Poughkeepsie Journal that the woman was sleeping in the couple's home in the Dutchess County town of East Fishkill when she was attacked by 48-year-old Daniel Schulte around 4 a.m. Wednesday.

Officials say the woman suffered cuts and blunt force trauma but managed to fight him off and flee to a neighbor's house. Police say Schulte committed suicide, but they aren't releasing details.

Police say the couple was divorcing but continued to share their home with their two children, ages 9 and 11. Officials say the children were sleeping in another part of the home and weren't injured.

The wife was treated at a Poughkeepsie hospital for non-life-threatening injuries